McAllen Set for $9 Million Baseball/Softball Park

MCALLEN, TX — The City
Commission voted in November to award Hellas Construction, an Austin firm that
specializes in building sports complexes, the contract to build a $9 million
youth baseball and softball park.

The commission unanimously voted to award the project to Hellas. It will take 190 working days, which should translate to a completion date in October or November 2017, depending on when construction gets underway.

There will be 12 fields and a Miracle League field for children with mental and physical disabilities. The park will host local, state and national-level events.

Taxpayers voted in a 2013 bond election to put $15 million toward a youth baseball and softball park. Bids that the commission rejected in September came in at $13.1 million. The $4 million savings gives the city more money to spend on six softball fields.

Parks and Recreation Director Mike Hernandez said the baseball park will still be a first-class facility, despite the lower bid.